Glue the roofing to the fascia.
Deck over sloped roof.
Designing your roof deck.
Shed roof a single sloping surface that starts at the exterior house wall and ends at support posts.
Tie your existing deck posts into the roof by extending your corner posts with the 4 by 4 lumber.
Drip edge protects the corner.
How do i flash between post and roof.
The roof must be.
There are three types of roofs that you ll find over a deck.
How to build a deck above a slope roof step 1.
Building a rooftop deck preparation.
First you must make sure the roof is strong enough to support 55 lbs per square foot.
The roof deck should be properly flashed with a.
Building a deck above a porch roof allows for sheltered space below and views from above.
Building a deck on a sloped roof.
Seal the drip edge.
By john fenton n b canada i want to build a deck on a sloped roof.
These decks are often referred to as floating as they are not secured in place as a stand alone structure.
In this article builder emanuel silva shares his method for building such a deck which begins with a leak proof low slope roof of epdm rubber.
Comments for building a floating deck on an epdm rubber roof surface.
Obtain the requirements for a deck above a sloped roof from your jurisdiction s permits office.
Use uncured epdm tape to cover the nails and seal the drip edge to the roof.
Many contractors who offer.
The roof deck surface should sloped away from the house a minimum 1 8 inch per foot so the water will drain and not pond the finished walking surface of the roof deck surface should be below the level of the interior floor by at least 1 1 2.
Guide a knife along it to trim the excess rubber.
There is not much you can do about the slope of the roof surface.
Onto the board below.
Hire a reputable builder to handle the design of your roof deck.
They are merely placed on top of another structure.
Building a deck over a flat roof is very similar to building a deck over a concrete patio.
Before installing a roof deck you must be certain the roof is stable and weatherproofed.
Cut four 1 foot lengths of 2 by 6 lumber for your sill plates which act as bases to support each end of a pair.
That means water will pool somewhere over such a large surface.
Make the front of the roof the height of the house roof you are presumably tying into with the rear sloping at a rate of six inches over two feet.
Gable roof the most common type of deck roof the gable roof forms a triangular shape.
Aluminum drip edge over the corner of the roof.
Spread the adhesive on the rubber roofing and about 2 in.
